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November 16, 2013

NASA poised to launch Mars atmosphere probe
Washington (AFP) Nov 16, 2013
What happened to the water on Mars? How did the Red Planet's atmosphere become so thin over time? NASA's MAVEN probe is scheduled to launch Monday on a mission to find out. The unmanned spacecraft aims to orbit Mars from a high altitude, studying its atmosphere for clues on how the Sun may have influenced gas to escape from the possibly life-bearing planet billions of years ago. The probe is different from past NASA missions because it focuses not on the dry surface but on the mysteries of the n ... read more

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NASA release 'tour' of ancient, wet Mars as YouTube video NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center has release a YouTube video it says shows how Mars may have looked 4 billion years ago. ... more		Curiosity Out of Safe Mode NASA's Mars Science Laboratory Project received confirmation from Mars Sunday (Nov. 10) that the Curiosity rover has successfully transitioned back into nominal surface operations mode. Curios ... more		Martian moon samples will have bits of Mars A planned mission to return a sample from the Martian moon Phobos will likely be a twofer, according to a study by Brown University geologists. The study helps to confirm the idea that the sur ... more
				MAVEN Aims To Answer Where Did the Water on Mars Go The planet Mars, with its rust red countenance and barren character, presents itself as an object of mystery and intrigue. It is also a catalyst for ongoing scientific inquiry. Previous space ... more		Mission to Mars moon could be a sample-return twofer The study helps to confirm the idea that the surface of Phobos contains tons of dust, soil, and rock blown off the Martian surface by large projectile impacts. Phobos' orbital path plows through occ ... more

Indian Mars mission suffers glitch but 'no setback' India's Mars spacecraft suffered a brief engine failure Monday as scientists tried to move it into a higher orbit around Earth, but controllers denied any setback to the ambitious low-cost mission. ... more		NASA says new deep space vehicle on time for 2014 test The first test mission of a new deep space capsule that could one day take humans to Mars is on track for September 2014, the US space agency said Tuesday. ... more		Eutelsat orders 340 new OneWeb LEO satellites from Airbus Planet secures multi year satellite contract with Swedish Armed Forces EU should consider forming combined military force: defence chief		India Mars mission back on track after engine glitch: scientists India's Mars spacecraft was "successfully" raised into a higher orbit around Earth early on Tuesday, after a brief engine failure during an earlier attempt, the space agency said. ... more
				Proposed sample-collecting mission to Mars moon could be a 'twofer' A sample-return mission planned by Russia to Mars' moon Phobos could sample two celestial bodies for the price of one, a U.S. study suggests. ... more		ExoMars Lander Module Named Schiaparelli The entry, descent and landing demonstrator module that will fly on the 2016 ExoMars mission has been named "Schiaparelli" in honour of the Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli, who famously map ... more

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Opportunity Maneuvering Around A Dune Field Opportunity is ascending 'Solander Point' at the rim of 'Endeavour Crater.' The rover is maintaining favorable northerly tilts for improved energy production as winter approaches. Opportunity ... more		Prolific NASA Mars Orbiter Passes Big Data Milestone NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which has overhauled understanding of the Red Planet since 2006, has passed 200 terabits in the amount of science data returned. The data returned by the mission ... more		HawkEye 360 boosts RF coverage with new Cluster 13 satellites Slow orbital wobble patterns drive ancient greenhouse climate swings Ordovician mass extinction cleared the way for jawed fishes to rise		'Freakish' asteroid discovered, resembles rotating lawn sprinkler Astronomers have discovered a "weird and freakish object" resembling a rotating lawn sprinkler in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The find, reported online in the Nov. 7 issue of the Ast ... more
				Frugal Mars mission launchpad for India in global space market India's bid to become the first Asian nation to reach Mars sets a new benchmark for frugal interplanetary travel and puts it in a perfect position to grab more of the $300-billion global space market, experts say. ... more		Mars probe named in honor of 19th century astronomer Schiaparelli An instrument module set to land on Mars has been named "Schiaparelli" after the 19th century Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli, European scientists say. ... more

NASA's GRAIL Mission Puts a New Face on the Moon

Moon mission yields clues to face of 'man in the moon'

Shanghai-built lunar rover set for lunar landing

More Moon Missions For China

China shows off moon rover model before space launch

China providing space training

Russians take Olympic torch on historic spacewalk

Russia launches Sochi Olympic torch into space

Spaceflight Joins with NanoRacks to Deploy Satellites from the ISS

The Sounds of New Horizons

On the Path to Pluto, 5 AU and Closing

SwRI study finds that Pluto satellites' orbital ballet may hint of long-ago collisions

	Curiosity Team Working To Understand First Fault Related Warm Reset NASA's Mars rover Curiosity experienced an unexpected software reboot (also known as a warm reset) yesterday (11/7/13) during a communications pass as it was sending engineering and science data to ... more		Multiple Missions Will Get China Moving On Mars In early December, China will land its first robot spacecraft on the surface of the Moon. Shortly after landing, the Chang'e-3 lander will release a six-wheeled rover that will trundle across the re ... more		Mythbusting India's Mars Mission The successful launch of India's Mars Orbiter Mission is a major step forward for an advancing Asian space power. The global space community has applauded the flight, which will help the world to be ... more		Six-tailed asteroid stuns scientists A strange asteroid that appears to have multiple rotating tails has been spotted with NASA's Hubble telescope between Mars and Jupiter, astronomers said Thursday. ... more

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Fast FPGA pulse shaping clears neutron gamma pile ups in nuclear detectors

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India reaches for Mars on prestige space mission		Dawn Enjoying Smooth Travels Deep In The Main Asteroid Belt		Mars Mission: India's Tryst with the Red Planet		India mission to Mars blasts off successfully		Students crash rockets into the ground to test sample return proposal
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NASA to probe why Mars lost its atmosphere

Scientists discover how the atmosphere of Mars turned to stone

Mars Crater May Actually Be Ancient Supervolcano

Mars Rover Opportunity Heads Uphill

MAVEN Launch Preps on Schedule

India sets November 5 for Mars mission launch

Phobos-Grunt-2: Russia to probe Martian moon by 2022

Russian scientists set sights on space

Heading to a High Slope for Some Sunshine

Curiosity confirms origins of Martian meteorites

Russia to Make Second Attempt at Mars Moon Mission

Mission To Mars: A Critical Step In Space Globalization

Martian scars Run Deep

Russia to make another attempt to bring back Mars moon material

Curiosity rover finds proof of Mars origin of meteorites

US shutdown not to hit Indian Mars mission

Martian settlement site to be printed on a printer

Spacecraft snaps dramatic images of giant scar on the surface of Mars

NAU researcher's closer look at Mars reveals new type of impact crater

Mars Hand Lens Imager Sends Ultra High-Res Photo From Mars

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